2,506 [SYN] Kuckoo Members 6,177 posts 14,455 battles Report post #1 Posted September 3, 2017 Hit 43C (110F) today where I live. Was even hotter yesterday, 46C (115F) and it reached 41C (106F) in San Francisco, a new all-time record high. So hot you step outside and the air is this muggy, hazy white. Start walking and you immediately feel hotter just by the air moving past as you walk. Not a cloud in the sky but visibility was only about 5 miles, if that. For anyone familiar with the San Francisco bay area; Usually the GF and I head out to Pescadero Beach or another further south on weekend mornings. We leave early to beat the traffic and have an easy drive, but today it was evident we didn't leave early enough. We were on northbound 280 approaching Hwy 92, and there was already a stationary line of cars on the westbound exit lane before even getting to the merge. We both said "screw this, no beach today" and continued northward, and as we passed Hwy 92 there was a solid mass of stationary cars on the westbound lanes of the highway as far east as we could see. This was at 0930. Basically, everyone and their mother in the east bay and inland was headed to Half Moon Bay. Never seen anything like it that early on a Saturday morning. Many people here aren't used to this kind of heat. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
460 [TAZ] Nutaz Members 1,123 posts Report post #2 Posted September 3, 2017 While stationed at Government Island (Alameda), I lived in Marin County, used to go to Russian River or the wine country for a good time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
460 [TAZ] Nutaz Members 1,123 posts Report post #3 Posted September 3, 2017 Go to Ghirradelli Square for and ice cream, could kool you down. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
438 [PROJX] hangglide42 Members 1,120 posts 42,657 battles Report post #4 Posted September 3, 2017 I hear you from a fellow sufferer - due to the typical weather here, air conditioning is not exactly prevalent here. ...but we have to be thankful that the heat will start to diminish Sunday and temps will return to normal by Monday. In the big scheme of things, have to be thankful - heart goes out to all those hit by the tragedy of Harvey in Texas, particularly cities like Corpus Christi & Houston & the city hosting the burning chemical plant. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1,729 Eisennagel Beta Testers 11,725 posts Report post #5 Posted September 3, 2017 43C is very hot, hotter than many tropical places. In fact that is also health threatening especially among the elderly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
432 aethervox Alpha Tester 4,252 posts 9,421 battles Report post #6 Posted September 3, 2017 I'm further up the west coast - like on Vancouver Island & the heat High pressure zone extends almost to Vancouver & will reach it by Thursday. We are getting record temps here too. Global Warming/Warning. Aww, but Trumpie thinks that's a hoax. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2,506 [SYN] Kuckoo Members 6,177 posts 14,455 battles Report post #7 Posted September 3, 2017 4 minutes ago, hangglide42 said: I hear you from a fellow sufferer - due to the typical weather here, air conditioning is not exactly prevalent here. ...but we have to be thankful that the heat will start to diminish Sunday and temps will return to normal by Monday. In the big scheme of things, have to be thankful - heart goes out to all those hit by the tragedy of Harvey in Texas, particularly cities like Corpus Christi & Houston & the city hosting the burning chemical plant. No kidding. Much worse things are happening elsewhere, and here I am whining about how unusually hot it is in a beautiful region that gets fabulous weather almost all year long. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1,941 [BOTES] pikohan [BOTES] Members 3,641 posts 19,151 battles Report post #8 Posted September 3, 2017 A little further south than OP on the SF Bay Area peninsula... the temps have definitely been insane these past few days, and it's supposed to continue to Wednesday. Don't recall another heat wave quite as intense, and I've lived here forever. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2,080 1Sherman Alpha Tester 6,683 posts 3,338 battles Report post #9 Posted September 3, 2017 Meanwhile here in my part of Ontario, it's uncharacteristically cold here. The nights are getting to as low as 4 degrees Celsius and the days aren't getting much higher than 10 or 12 Celsius. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
3,862 RedSeaBear Members 5,455 posts 21,246 battles Report post #10 Posted September 3, 2017 Crazy weather. Here in north east Missouri we've had two weeks of below average temps. Having to wear a jacket mornings and evenings. Last night it hit 48f as our low and we didn't go past 81f today. Guess we got your cool weather. Not having to use the AC for most of August is going make a light utility bill. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
662 [FAE] BlailBlerg Members 2,626 posts 4,036 battles Report post #11 Posted September 3, 2017 (edited) . Edited September 3, 2017 by BlailBlerg Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2,848 Wulfgarn Members 5,597 posts 7,121 battles Report post #12 Posted September 3, 2017 (edited) I live in SC and for months it's been in the mid to high 90's, but with humidity it feels like 102F -105F regularly and daily. Different kinda heat down here though, it's so muggy it's hard to breath. Last week, we finally got a little break. We needed it. Edited September 3, 2017 by Wulfgarn Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1,694 [FOXEH] BladedPheonix Alpha Tester 6,886 posts 22,708 battles Report post #13 Posted September 3, 2017 Guess Grandpa was right. all of California is a bunch of "HOT AIR"! No but seriously, I don't envy you, usually in Oklahoma its around 100-115 by august. but we've been getting rain all during July and August. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1,523 Stauffenberg44 Members 4,335 posts 10,761 battles Report post #14 Posted September 3, 2017 1 hour ago, 1Sherman said: Meanwhile here in my part of Ontario, it's uncharacteristically cold here. The nights are getting to as low as 4 degrees Celsius and the days aren't getting much higher than 10 or 12 Celsius. Same here in Montreal. I lived in Egypt for 5 years though so I do understand intense heat. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
27 nightrider760 Members 152 posts 10,737 battles Report post #15 Posted September 3, 2017 (edited) going to be in the mid to low 60s F in bama tonight cool for this time of year here. Edited September 3, 2017 by nightrider760 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
74 TheSeventhSeeker Members 312 posts 39 battles Report post #16 Posted September 3, 2017 2 hours ago, aethervox said: I'm further up the west coast - like on Vancouver Island & the heat High pressure zone extends almost to Vancouver & will reach it by Thursday. We are getting record temps here too. Global Warming/Warning. Aww, but Trumpie thinks that's a hoax. You aren't doing your cause a service with ad-hominems and a fundamental misunderstanding of climate and weather. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
657 dionkraft Members 3,601 posts 7,518 battles Report post #17 Posted September 3, 2017 I used to live in Santa Monica where it is pretty temperate in the 70's but that was LONG AGO LOL! Now I'm 1 1/2 from Las Vegas east ward to Utah. Its Hot here but actually its cooled down than a month ago when it was really HOT LOL! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2,080 1Sherman Alpha Tester 6,683 posts 3,338 battles Report post #18 Posted September 3, 2017 14 hours ago, Stauffenberg44 said: Same here in Montreal. I lived in Egypt for 5 years though so I do understand intense heat. I know a thing or to about the heat as well. In June, July, and most of August, it can get stifling around here. As well, I vacationed for a week in Florida in August 2014 and the temperatures there got up to around 120 Fahrenheit. It was so hot, that a Puerto Rican guy working at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter said it was hot, and when the Puerto Rican guy says it's hot, then you'd better believe it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2,506 [SYN] Kuckoo Members 6,177 posts 14,455 battles Report post #19 Posted September 3, 2017 (edited) 5 hours ago, 1Sherman said: ... and when the Puerto Rican guy says it's hot, then you'd better believe it. A Puerto Rican would know. Gets pretty hot in New York. Edited September 4, 2017 by Kuckoo Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1,000 [HINON] Carrier_Lexington [HINON] Members 4,023 posts 5,071 battles Report post #20 Posted September 4, 2017 20 hours ago, TheSeventhSeeker said: You aren't doing your cause a service with ad-hominems and a fundamental misunderstanding of climate and weather. To be fair, climate and weather are definitely linked, but record highs are not always indicative of climate change if they are isolated events. What people fail to realize is that we are seeing sustained increases in record highs, as well as the frequency in which these highs are attained. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
4,017 [CREDO] Spud_butt Members 2,500 posts 9,638 battles Report post #21 Posted September 4, 2017 it's smoky here from all the fires. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
